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How hospitals are bracing for Medicaid cuts
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In response to the historic Medicaid cuts enacted by Republicans earlier this year, hospitals have set up war rooms to plan their next financial moves and brainstorm innovative solutions, while bracing for slipping revenue. The law — which will go into effect in 2027 — will ultimately cut nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid spending over the next decade, adding new work requirements and creating limits on large federal funding streams states use to support their programs. “We’re in a little bit of an existential crisis here,” Matthew Cook of the Children’s Hospital Association told Daniel Payne.
But there’s a difference here between the hospital haves and have-nots, according to nearly a dozen hospital leaders and advisers who spoke with Daniel. While some institutions are considering what services could be cut or consolidated, others see a unique opportunity to expand into new technologies or care models. Read more from Daniel on the war room discussions.
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From the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood
“Well, guess what — we are not going anywhere.”
That’s what Alexis McGill Johnson of Planned Parenthood Federation had to say in a press call on Friday, the morning after an appeals court reversed a federal judge’s decision, allowing the Trump administration to block Medicaid funds to the network of clinics while legal challenges continue. “Trump and his rubber stamps in Congress should know that we are not backing down,” McGill Johnson continued. The AP has more on the decision.
